The Campbell County Police Department welcomed a new member and promoted two familiar faces on Wednesday. Paul Wagner was sworn in as an officer during the Campbell County Fiscal Court meeting, and Officer Jake Daley was promoted to sergeant after a vacancy was left by Sergeant Chris Lauer being promoted to captain. Wagner completed the […]
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Streetscapes explores quaint, quirky stops on Main Street in Florence
This story originally appeared in the Aug. 25 edition of the Weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. Dixie Highway is jam-packed with chain restaurants in modern and updated buildings, but this Streetscapes explores where Dixie Highway and Main Street meet in Florence. For those that take the turn onto Main Street, […]
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Newport to amend ordinance to allow outdoor dining at restaurants, bars in residential areas
Newport is amending its outdoor dining ordinance to allow bars and restaurants in residential areas to have outdoor dining. Newport City Manager Tom Fromme said the ordinance was two years in the making and arose after an argument made by those in favor who felt the previous ordinance put establishments at a competitive disadvantage if […]
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‘Wade the Warrior’: one of the top fundraising Buddy Walk teams
Team “Wade the Warrior” has been one of the top fundraising teams for the Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati’s Buddy Walk in the four years they’ve participated. Fort Thomas resident Kelly Metz, her family and friends, and the star of the show, her son, Wade, started attending the walk the year Wade was born, […]
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Streetscapes strolls West Eighth for kitties, comfort food, chips and salsa
This story originally appeared in the Aug. 18 edition of the Weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. Streetscapes is on a mission to hit every corner in the Northern Kentucky area. In a year, we’ve welcomed new businesses, tried a variety of cuisines and traveled to nearly every county in NKY. […]
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library sends free monthly books to Campbell County kids under 5
Alexandria resident Nancy Wright donates to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library every year on the birthdays of her late grandsons. “Every year on Mark and Evan’s birthdays since they passed, I have donated to the Imagination Library in their memory,” Wright said. “Just something I want to continue to do for years. Since I can’t […]
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Bellevue approves the use of golf carts on Fairfield Avenue
Bellevue is amending its golf cart ordinance to allow the use of carts on Fairfield Avenue. Previously, carts could cross Fairfield Avenue at a light in an intersection but couldn’t drive up and down the street. The city council voted at its meeting Wednesday evening to amend the ordinance with no restrictions. The city could […]
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Film series captures Black communities, struggles, solidarity across Kentucky
Written by Liam Niemeyer for Kentucky Lantern Sherman Neal spent many days of the summer of 2020 in the Western Kentucky college town of Murray next to a Confederate monument at the county courthouse. It was on the heels of the murder of George Floyd and the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor when Neal […]
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Campbell County Public Library’s new workstations offer parents peace of mind while they work Â
After working as the Newport Branch Manager for 19 years, Valerie Davis said she sees 5-minute tasks turn into 20-minute jobs while parents try to keep their children happy. Davis said she keeps up with the latest library innovations. When she saw the idea for workstations that consist of a desk with a computer and […]
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New Riff highlights first floor renovations at grand opening party
One of Northern Kentucky’s largest distilleries showcased their recently renovated first floor to excited members of the public. Newport’s New Riff Distilling was founded in 2014 by spirits entrepreneur Ken Lewis. Since the distillery’s construction, it hadn’t undergone any significant physical alterations. Chief Operating Officer Hannah Lowen told LINK nky last week that as the […]
